HCA Says CFO Will Retire; Realigning Domestic Units; HCA Tristar, Midamerican Will Become Part of Southwest Group

HCA (NYSE: HCA) today announced the retirement of two of its senior
executives. W. Paul Rutledge, President of the company's Central Group, and
Russell K. Harms, Chief Financial Officer of the Central Group, will retire
March 31, 2013. The Central Group is comprised of over 50 hospitals in the
U.S. and U.K.

Rutledge, who has been with HCA for over 30 years, joined the company in 1982
as Chief Operating Officer in the New Orleans market. His career with the
company has included a number of corporate and market positions, including
service as CEO of Centennial Medical Center, the flagship hospital of HCA's
Nashville market, and Division President of TriStar, before assuming his
present position as Group President in 2005.